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Golovkin's top 5 wins
So, which 5 wins do you consider to be Golovkin's top 5 wins? My list goes something like this:
1: Kell Brook. Golovkin took a lot of brutal punishment in this fight (that uppercut in particular! yikes!) but still kept on going, like a true warrior. This is what I regard as Golovkin's best win for the simple reason that he proved his ability to absorb damage in this fight. He got a good chin.
2: Martin Murray. He moved up to supermiddleweight and did somewhat okay, at least he didn't become a journeyman. Beating Murray at 160 is not a feat that we would expect others from the weak middleweight division to be capable of (except Saunders, Canelo, Andrade and Jacobs). Golovkin also proved in this fight that he can stay on the offensive for the late rounds, even if his opponent seems relatively unharmed by his punches.
3: David Lemieux. If anything, he punches hard.
4: Curtis Stevens. If anything, he punches hard.
5: Daniel Geale. He is a slight cut above the remaining guys Golovkin fought.
I do not count the Jacobs fight as a win for Golovkin. It is fair if you feel otherwise, but to me, he lost that fight by close decision, so I can't add Jacobs to his top 5 wins (although he certainly would be his best win if you counted it as a win).
1: Kell Brook. Golovkin took a lot of brutal punishment in this fight (that uppercut in particular! yikes!) but still kept on going, like a true warrior. This is what I regard as Golovkin's best win for the simple reason that he proved his ability to absorb damage in this fight. He got a good chin.
2: Martin Murray. He moved up to supermiddleweight and did somewhat okay, at least he didn't become a journeyman. Beating Murray at 160 is not a feat that we would expect others from the weak middleweight division to be capable of (except Saunders, Canelo, Andrade and Jacobs). Golovkin also proved in this fight that he can stay on the offensive for the late rounds, even if his opponent seems relatively unharmed by his punches.
3: David Lemieux. If anything, he punches hard.
4: Curtis Stevens. If anything, he punches hard.
5: Daniel Geale. He is a slight cut above the remaining guys Golovkin fought.
I do not count the Jacobs fight as a win for Golovkin. It is fair if you feel otherwise, but to me, he lost that fight by close decision, so I can't add Jacobs to his top 5 wins (although he certainly would be his best win if you counted it as a win).
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